Safet Zhulali
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Safet Zhulali | |
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| 22nd Defence Minister of Albania | |
| In office 13 April 1992 – 1 March 1997 | |
| President | Sali Berisha |
| Prime Minister | Aleksandër Meksi |
| Preceded by | Alfred Moisiu |
| Succeeded by | Shaqir Vukaj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 11, 1944 |
| Died | April 12, 2002 (aged 58) |
| Party | Democratic Party of Albania |
| Spouse | Manushaqe Zhulali |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Aldo Bumçi (son in law) |
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Safet Zhulali (11 March 1944 – 12 April 2002) was an Albanian politician who served as Defence Minister in the Meksi I & II Governments. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1992 until 1997.[1]
Safet Zhulali was born in Struga, Yugoslavia on March 11, 1944, the son of Shemsi Zhulali from Libohovë and his wife Drita from Gjirokastër, both of whom were teachers by profession. In 1946, the Zhulali family settled in the small north-eastern town of Peshkopi, where Safet attended and completed his primary and secondary education. He graduated in mathematics from the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Tirana in 1970 and shortly thereafter worked as a math teacher, initially in Bellovë (1960–1963) and later in Melan (1966–1967). During the 1970s, Zhulali competed for the local chess team "Korabi" and eventually became the coach of the women's team which he led to a state title in 1988.